Here is the text of the letter that was published in the Ticino region March 10, 2011.
Cara Region
I address you with this letter here because I consider you the only daily that Ticino offers news, views and stories of small realities of our particular land.
And above all I would like to thank you for this.
I am a girl of 26 years, born and raised in Valley Blenio. For many years I have dabbled in various artistic and social fields, primarily in regard to youth activities, always in the arts-music-film. With some friends we had also founded an association that was responsible for giving space to young cinema - with passion and delight - Ticino.
We have encountered many difficulties in implementing projects that are not too large, but certainly important signals of Ticino a young person who wants "to do", "create" and especially "to believe what he does." And excuse me if I would but: this is not small thing!
signal was also especially important one, for the most part negative: the Ticino has shown quite close (and sometimes even reluctantly) in receiving various small projects. If it were not for the office young people who could pay a subsidy for the construction of a feature film, this project - among the many who had planned and were intended to involve young local artists also very smart - he would not could never be realized.
Some time ago I noted that after nearly seven years, the situation has not changed: on the contrary can be said to be worse. I refer to the news on the implementation of a music competition with attached event, organized by young people from Ticino, Ticino, and even for young people through the Department of Education and the Foundation Tamagni.
The topic: "Write a song for peace and nonviolence." Important and thick as a theme, do not you think? Yet these brave boys did not find fertile ground, especially when they had to begin to activate a search for sponsors for the organization of an important event to be held in late April.
It is a pity Ticino is proved that the person concerned and supporter of these important initiatives. We
election campaign and it comes to helping people, to improve relations between them and the authorities and to improve their daily lives. It is also much talk of security, violence, racism and intolerance. I seem to feel that they are just words on paper and thrown to the wind, to gain some consensus on the most, as if every person who boasts of these thoughts so deep he had just noticed the problem described above, would have made contact and made a spontaneous donation (though small it is). Ticino
citizens should start thinking of themselves as people very special. And above all should think this of their children.
I think that young Ticino have much to offer in many fields, from artistic to business for example. This is because the young
Ticino has lived as a child in an environment full of stimulation and challenges that could have led to develop a sensitivity and mentality as to be more attentive and open to many other situations that we might envy the Swiss cantons. If we make a comparison
fact, the general problems in Ticino are more varied than some cantons and even closer to us.
Think of the variety of cultures and ethnic minorities that we are in Ticino: may also be an issue in several respects, but may instead be a great resource for young Ticino that draws from the diversity of these and then prepares to enter into the cosmopolitan society.
Think of the unemployment problem: here we see it as a problem - and I stress that it is - but we can also look at the other side of the coin. I have seen many guys who are busy in every way to be able to make ends meet, even more work part time at the same time.
We should learn to re-evaluate our young people, giving them greater voice and greater possibilities of expression in the various sectors of society. In my opinion, in this context, the word Order is "Communication".
We have to go with young people, for young people and not for other interests.
We must listen to young people, and not just sending words that are incomprehensible to their ears.
We need to talk "with" young and not "to" young people.
We have a huge potential here in Ticino, a totally untapped potential: the willingness of young Ticino in different spheres of society.
Thanks to you too then, since you are part of this world.
Elisa Maiorano
Nominated Grand Council, Civic Force
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